Thin hair

itsonlyme 64 is not old these days,and going grey will make you feel older, have you thought of just going a bit lighter? they say as you get older your skin changes, and dark hair doesn;t always look right
I would suggest you ask your hairdresser to put some highlights in it ,or just go a bit lighter,if you have some grey or silver coming through it will just blend in and probably wont show root growth as much

This is my first post.
My problem is that I have, and always have had, very fine hair. (It has always been the bane of my life!)
At present it is coloured mid/dark brown. Now that I'm 64, I feel that I SHOULD look my age and turn slowly grey. However my hairdresser (who has really helped with my problem hair over the years) has pointed out that if he dyes my hair grey, then it will look non existent. Consequently he is very against a change to grey and says that I'm better with the colour I have, rather than looking as though I have none.
Any suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks.

I looked at toppers today but the lady didn;t think it was suitable for me for some reason, but she suggested i wait until i had been to the Drs again on monday

I suggest hair fibres toppik.. it gives illusion of full head hair...or even go further buy a "topper" partial hair piece that looks so real.... i use them..

I have the same problem, almost bald on the crown, not sure why this has happened suddenly, but i wondered if it was down to heated rollers,i have used whioch did get very hot indeed,or velcro rollers, which do seem to pull abit of hair out with them, but i have never seen lots of hair in a comb or in the plughole after washing it,or in the shower
I bought some Roots shampoo and conditioner with special spray to encourage growth, but the spray bottle collapsed and stopped spraying, so just using a dropper for now,
Also just sent for some Minoxidil, [Regain for women] trial size from Amazon,will try that when it arrives,its about the only thing i believe works, but you have to keep using it,and expensive ,but hoping my hair will grow back, also could be stress,had a very stressful 2 years
I realise this is an old thread, but might help someone

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Use gentle hair products and avoid hairstyles that pull on your hair.

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Go along to your local nursing home and have a look at everyone's hair - it's all thin or non-existent. Unfortunately thinning hair is just one of the "joys of getting older". We also have thinner leg and underarm hair, so I guess that balances out the annoyance to some degree, ha ha.

We lose an average of 100 hairs a day due to old dead hair dropping out to make way for new hair growing. I have plastic things which fit in the plug-holes in my basin, bath and shower.
I invested in two types of Mason Pearson bristle brushes, expensive but best for your hair and only wash my hair once a week, sometimes leaving it longer than a week. I don't blast it with heat either but let it almost dry naturally then finish with dryer on low.
I've had dyed, tinted and bleached hair continuously for the past 56 years and it hasn't affected the thickness, in fact, hairdressers have often remarked that it takes ages to dry because it's thick. Mum and dad had thick hair and no hair loss so it may be inherited.

Vitamin D3 also Biotin tablets.
They won't replace hair but will, over time, strengthen the hair you have left.
Don't brush too vigorously and only wash once or twice a week.

In addition, I was my hair every day, and always have done. Hairdressers have always told me that my hair is fine but that I have got a lot of it (whatever that's supposed to mean)

I'm 59, and have noticed that my fringe seems to be getting thinner. I dye my hair, so that may be causing it. On the plus side, since I've stated the menopause (only a year ago!) I've noticed that I never have to shave my armpits, and only need to do my legs about once a month or so!

That would really frighten the horses lemon

Good for you Panache some wigs are lovely, am quite envious ( but don’t need one at the moment.)
Janeainsworth you could revisit your old afro look
I have looked at the link you supplied Panache the amount of styles and colours is staggering!

I only use water on my hair. My head is a lot less itchy since I abandoned shampoo.

I read an article recently that suggested that most of us wash our hair too frequently, and also use too much shampoo when we do.
I’ve started using much less shampoo, hardly enough to produce any lather, and the tiniest bit of conditioner, and not washing my hair more than twice a week. It does seem to have improved the texture & volume of my hair.

Gout drugs can cause hair loss as I found with my late mother. But mine became very thin last year when I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid. By February you could see the scalp on the top of my head. I saw an ad online for Wilkinsons Grow Me shampoo, conditioner and hair serum. I started using it then and now two months later you can see a lot of short hairs growing and my scalp is not so visible. Also my hair has stopped excessively falling out. Just the odd hair on my hairbrush. Early days yet but I hope it keeps improving. I even stopped colouring my hair last summer in case that was also a cause so I now have white hair.

As a newcomer to the short pixie style wig............at nearing 80 years............. I certainly endorse your post looseloafers,and am delighted to have quite a few interested enough to have followed my example since I "announced" this awhile ago on this very thread!!
I would go as far as to add........the best thing since sliced bread!!
Can`t wait to get my own thinning mane cut in the exact same style..........so I really have no bad hair days ever again!

I think some medications can effect our hair also. I took a statin once that caused my hair to look greasy almost as soon as it was washed and I had hair loss.

Hi all. My hair just got thinner and thinner to the point I didn’t like going out on a windy day! I found myself getting more and more self conscious! Enough I said!! I went to a wig shop and bought 2 short pixie cut ones! FANTASTIC! So ladies don’t put up with thin hair. I go swimming and out on the windy days without a second thought by the way I’m 74

My advice is don’t write it off to age!
It can sometimes be a symptom of an under active thyroid gland. I know I suffer.

Like so many my hair has been thinning since my 50s and just recently I've noticed I can see my scalp :-(

I'm going to look into some of the products mentioned. Ive been using a thickening shampoo from Holland & Barrett but I'm up for giving other things a go.

I know it will only make a small difference but I'll take any improvement I can get.

The wig option sounds interesting :-) May have a look at that too.

I’ve got very curly hair which used to be thick and rather ‘bushy’. I can even recall having it thinned out. How I wish that it was still like that. I take a biotin supplement which has helped a bit. But I have to be careful that I comb it so that it covers all the thin parts at the back of my head. I hate it, can’t afford Nioxin, though I use a shampoo free conditioning cleanser (Grow Gorgeous) which is supposedly better for your hair. I think there’s been an improvement. Good luck with sorting your problem Amiesgran

I am not 60 yet and my hair is long but it is not as full of body and shine as it once was and I tend to put it in a ponytail. I use hot oil conditioners and blow dry it. It is well trimmed and maintained but when I brush my hair I do notice more hair in brush so it must be thinning. I thought it might be down to colouring it. There is not much we can do as we can't hold back time.